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Michelle Shamasneh

Georgia State University
PhD Student/Graduate Teaching Assistant
Atlanta
I’m working on a PhD in English (Victorian Literature). When I’m not reading or writing, I enjoy gardening, visiting flea markets, and playing the djembe.
Sunday, July 14
 

2:00pm PDT

Universe Participants Check-in and Registration Stevenson College Circle

4:15pm PDT

Welcome and Orientation Stevenson Event CenterRenée Fox • Ricardo Avila • Mark Gordon • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations Humanities Plaza

7:45pm PDT

Lecture: Carolyn Williams (Rutgers University) "Idiot Protagonism" Humanities Lecture HallCarolyn Williams
 
Monday, July 15
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato

10:00am PDT

Lecture: Sophia Hsu (Lehman College, CUNY) "Barnaby's Crowds" Humanities Lecture HallSophia Hsu

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

3:00pm PDT

Victorian Tea Stevenson PlazaFriends of the Dickens Project

4:00pm PDT

Talk: Catherine Robson (New York University) "Panic on the Streets of London: Barnaby Rudge's Gordon Riots and Civic Unrest in the Capital" Humanities Lecture HallCatherine Robson

5:15pm PDT

Deciphering Dickens Project 359 Hum/SocSciDouglas Dodds Deciphering Dickens Project Informational Session 202 Humanities 1John Bowen

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations, Tee Shirt Sale, and Book Sale Humanities PlazaBay Tree Bookstore • Tim Clark • Liz Pollock

7:45pm PDT

Lecture: Galia Benziman (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) "Talking Birds, Talking to Birds: Transcending the Child in Barnaby Rudge" Humanities Lecture HallGalia Benziman
 
Tuesday, July 16
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato

10:00am PDT

Herbert Furse Memorial Lecture: Jonathan Grossman (UC Los Angeles) "Barnaby's Standard" Humanities Lecture HallJonathan Grossman • Friends of the Dickens Project

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

3:00pm PDT

Victorian Tea Stevenson PlazaFriends of the Dickens Project

4:00pm PDT

Talk: Teresa Mangum (University of Iowa) "Raving (by and about) Ravens" Humanities Lecture HallTeresa Mangum

5:15pm PDT

Deciphering Dickens Project 359 Hum/SocSciJohn Bowen • Douglas Dodds

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations and Book Sale Humanities PlazaBay Tree Bookstore • Tim Clark • Liz Pollock

7:45pm PDT

Lecture: Susan Cook (Southern New Hampshire University) "Barnaby Rudge: True Crime Style" Humanities Lecture HallSusan Cook • Friends of the Dickens Project
 
Wednesday, July 17
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato

10:00am PDT

Lecture: Devin Griffiths (University of Southern California) "Gripping the Past" Humanities Lecture HallDevin Griffiths

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

3:00pm PDT

Victorian Tea Stevenson Coffee HouseFriends of the Dickens Project

4:00pm PDT

Talk: John O. Jordan (The Dickens Project) "Dickens and the Radicals" Humanities Lecture HallJohn O. Jordan

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons
 
Thursday, July 18
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato

10:00am PDT

Lecture: Michael C. Cohen (UC Los Angeles) "Quoting the Ravens" Humanities Lecture HallMichael Cohen

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park

1:00pm PDT

Lunch Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

3:00pm PDT

Victorian Tea Stevenson Coffee House

4:00pm PDT

Panel: Alicia Mireles Christoff (Amherst College), Ronjaunee Chatterjee (Conordia University), and Amy R. Wong (Dominican University of California) "Race and/in Victorian Studies" Humanities Lecture HallAlicia Mireles Christoff • Ronjaunee Chatterjee • Amy Wong

5:15pm PDT

Victorian Dance Lessons Stevenson Event CenterAnnie Laskey • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations and Book Sale Stevenson Event CenterBay Tree Bookstore • Tim Clark • Liz Pollock

7:45pm PDT

A Sentimental Soiree and Sassy Sing-Along Stevenson Event CenterSharon Aronofsky Weltman • Beth Newman • Friends of the Dickens Project

9:00pm PDT

Grand Party, to which everyone is invited Wagstaff Fireside LoungeFriends of the Dickens Project
 
Friday, July 19
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

8:15am PDT

Morning Coffee and Tea Service Humanities Plaza

9:00am PDT

Faculty-led Contextual Discussion Group A 202 Humanities 1Gerhard Joseph • Erin Spampinato

10:00am PDT

Lecture: Adam Abraham (Virginia Commonwealth University) "The History of Barnaby Rudge; or, He Shouldn't Have Done It" Humanities Lecture HallAdam Abraham • Friends of the Dickens Project

11:30am PDT

Graduate Student-led Workshop on the Novel E 359 Hum/SocSciCourtney Krolczyk • Aran Park

1:00pm PDT

Road Scholars Luncheon Stevenson Event Center

3:30pm PDT

The Future of of the Dickens Project Wagstaff Fireside LoungeJohn O. Jordan • Michael Stern • Renée Fox • Courtney Mahaney • Jacqueline Barrios • Friends of the Dickens Project

6:15pm PDT

Dinner Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons

7:00pm PDT

Post-Prandial Potations, Tee Shirt Sale, and Book Sale Stevenson Event CenterBay Tree Bookstore • Tim Clark • Liz Pollock

7:45pm PDT

Friends of the Dickens Project Fundraising Auction Stevenson Event CenterFriends of the Dickens Project

8:30pm PDT

Announcement of the 2020 novel. Bay Tree will have copies available for sale. Stevenson Event Center

8:45pm PDT

Victorian Dance Stevenson Event CenterFriends of the Dickens Project
 
Saturday, July 20
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Cowell/Stevenson Dining Commons Check-out, Return Keys and Meal Cards (Please see Dickens Project staff for assistance with luggage) Cowell College Circle

8:45am PDT

Return Shuttle to SJC (Reservation required) Cowell College Circle
 

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